Wellington Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)

Wellington Suburbs was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand. It existed from 1893 to 1902, then from 1908 to 1911, and from 1919 to 1946. The electorate was represented by six Members of Parliament.

Population centres
In the 1892 electoral redistribution, population shift to the North Island required the transfer of one seat from the South Island to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and eight electorates were established for the first time, including Wellington Suburbs.

History
Suburbs of Wellington was formed for the. The first representative was Alfred Newman, who had been in Parliament since a. At the next election in, Newman stood in Otaki and was defeated.

Thomas Wilford of the Liberal Party won the, but the result was declared void after an election petition on the grounds of corrupt and illegal practices. Charles Wilson, also of the Liberal Party, was elected MP for Wellington Suburbs following a by-election on 23 April 1897, but retired at the end of the term in 1899. Wilford then won the electorate in the. Wellington Suburbs was abolished in 1902, and Wilford successfully contested the electorate instead.

The electorate was recreated as Wellington Suburbs in 1908 for one parliamentary term, i.e. until 1911. John Luke of the Liberal Party won the. He was defeated for Wellington Suburbs and Country in the.

The electorate was recreated in 1919. Robert Wright, who was first elected to Parliament in and was most recently representing the Wellington Suburbs and Country electorate, won the  representing the Reform Party. He continued to represent the electorate until he unsuccessfully stood in the electorate in the.

Wright was succeeded by Harry Combs in 1938. He was a member of the Labour Party and represented the electorate for two parliamentary terms until 1946, when it was abolished again. Combs successfully contested in.

Members of Parliament
The electorate was represented by six Members of Parliament.

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